Rathwi Bareli language

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Rathwi Bareli is an Indo-Aryan tribal language variety spoken by Bhil communities in western India, often considered one of the Bhili-related Bareli languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhili language
Indo-Aryan language
language
tribal language
branch Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED
classificationNote often treated as one of the Bareli varieties within Bhili
coexistsWith Gujarati language in Gujarat
Hindi language in Madhya Pradesh
Marathi language in Maharashtra
country India
culturalRole marker of Rathwa Bhil identity
used in traditional songs and oral narratives
domain home and community use
endangermentStatus vulnerable
family Indo-European languages NERFINISHED
ISOStatus has distinct ISO 639-3 code
languageFamily Indo-Aryan
region Narmada valley region NERFINISHED
border areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
relatedTo Bhili language cluster NERFINISHED
Gujarati language NERFINISHED
Palya Bareli language NERFINISHED
Pauri Bareli language NERFINISHED
Rajasthani languages NERFINISHED
spokenBy Bhil people NERFINISHED
Rathwa Bhil community NERFINISHED
spokenIn Gujarat NERFINISHED
India
Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED
Maharashtra NERFINISHED
western India
status minority language
tribal language of India
subfamily Indo-Iranian languages
subgroup Bareli languages
Bhili languages
Western Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED
typologicalFeature SOV word order
ergative alignment in past transitive constructions
gendered nouns
postpositional syntax
usageTrend shifting towards dominant regional languages in some areas
usedBy indigenous tribal communities
usedFor oral communication
writingSystem Devanagari script NERFINISHED
Gujarati script

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Bhili languages hasDialect Rathwi Bareli language